GIVE ME THAT OLD RHYME RELIGION
(Happy 400th bible birthday)
The King James Bible is filled with poetry
everything since seems reduced to prose
why they did it – God only knows
From pulpits we hear more hate of late
– and politics and damnation
– and I sure miss the celebration
The Song of David is supposed to be a song
taking away the music just seems wrong
As for me, in the valley of the shadow
I want to be able to sing
and to feel God singing along
And if after the seventh trumpet note
we find that the big He or She
is an accountant – not a poet
we’re in a lot of trouble – you and me